Sound-transmitting system for moving pictures.



E. D. GEORGE.

SOUND TRANSMITTING SYSTEM FOR MOVING PICTURES;

APPLICATION FILED AUG.2. 1916.

1,212,342. Patented Jan. 16,1917.

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ELY D. GEORGE, 015 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

SOUND-TRANSMITTING SYSTEM FOR MOVING PICTURES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J an, 16, 1917,

Application filed August 2, 1916. Serial No. 112,836.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELY D. GEORGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented a new and useful Sound-Transmitting System for Moving Pictures, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive apparatus adapted to be used in connection with moving picture shows whereby the libretto may be heard in synchronism with the actions on the screen by those of the audience desiring this additional entertainment.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a general diagrammatic view of a system embodying the apparatus forming the subject of this invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of the receivers.

Positioned conveniently to the screen 10, so that the objects thereon may be readily seen through a glass or other transparent panel or wall 11, is a booth 12 in which may be located one or more persons responsible for the proper reading of the libretto or reproducing the musical features agreeing with the pictures projected upon the screen, a sound transmitting station 13 being located in the booth, and the booth being of sound proof construction so that the words or music produced'therein may not reach the audience directly through air transmission, the audience being located at 14. Said transmitting station is in electrical connection through conductors 15 or the equivalents thereof with receiving stations at 14, preferably one for each chair or seat for the audience, and in connection with each receiving station is a receiver 16 of any suitable construction, preferably provided with a suspending hook 17 which may be engaged over the head of the operator so as to properly position the receiver to obtain the sound produced in the booth. The connection of the receiver with the circuit including the transmitter may be accomplished by any suitable coin controlled devices, the receiver being released at the same time to permit the operator to hold it so as to obtain the benefit of the performance as to sound as Well as sight. It is deemed unnecessary to go into detail so far as the coin controlled mechanism is concerned, as any suitable means for this purpose may be employed, the object, however, being to permit any one or more of the audience to obtain the benefit of the sounds suitable to the picture, or not, as may be preferred individually.

It will be understood that the booth may be positioned behind the screen as illus trated, or in any other convenient place Where the pictures as thrown upon the screen may be followed closely and accurately to secure the necessary synchronism. It will be understood moreover that any suitable sound amplifying or sound board construction may be employed if necessary at the transmitting station to produce the desired volume of sound at the receiving station.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with the seats and screen of a moving picture theater, of a sound proof booth having a window whereby the occupant of the booth can observe the screen, receivers individual to the seats for the use of the audience, and a transmitter in said booth connected to the receivers.

2. The combination with the seats and screen of a moving picture theater, of a sound proof booth at that side of the screen opposite the seats and having a Window fac ing the screen, receivers individual to the seats, and a transmitter within the booth electrically connected to the receivers.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiiXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ELY D. GEORGE.

Witnesses:

W. M. NOBLE, E. H. Gnonen.

Copies of this pstent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0." 

